I have less energy than I did when I was a younger parent, although I was never really a young parent. – Elizabeth Edwards
You have to have enough respect for other human beings to leave their lives alone. If you admire that life, build it for yourself. Don’t just try to come in and take somebody else’s life. – Elizabeth Edwards
There is nothing about resilience that I can say that my father did not first utter silently in eighteen years of living inside a two-dimensional cutout of himself. – Elizabeth Edwards
The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren’t able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It’s called being human. – Elizabeth Edwards
Everybody makes personal decisions that are right for them and if you’re in political life, you’re used to having those analyzed. – Elizabeth Edwards
I’ve had to come to grips with a God that fits my own experience, which is, my God could not be offering protection and not have protected my boy. – Elizabeth Edwards
I think being an effective First Lady is first of all being the partner that your husband needs. – Elizabeth Edwards
I’ve often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you’re not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You’re… sometimes… they’re gonna have to be able to fly by themselves. – Elizabeth Edwards
Sometimes you get politicians who dig their feet into the sand and aren’t willing to listen to another voice. – Elizabeth Edwards
To be perfectly frank, there is an odd place after losing a child, where you think somehow your life is worth less. – Elizabeth Edwards